Immersive Full Day My Tho Rice Bowl and Mekong Delta Cruise
- 9 hours
- Free cancellation up to 24h before
- Guided in English
- Instant confirmation
Highlights
Discover the heart of the Mekong Delta on this full-day journey from Ho Chi Minh City through the waterways of Vietnam’s “Rice Bowl.” After a two-hour transfer to My Tho, board a motorized wooden boat and cruise along the Tien River, passing floating fish villages and the four iconic islands of Long, Lan, Qui, and Phung. Continue through scenic Xep Canal, then switch to an auto-rickshaw to explore quiet village paths. Along the way, enjoy honey tea and tropical fruits in a local garden and visit a traditional workshop to see how coconut candy and rice wine are made. Later, take a peaceful rowing boat ride through a creek shaded by water coconut palms. After a walk through fruit orchards, enjoy an authentic Mekong Delta lunch at a local restaurant before returning by boat to My Tho and transferring back to Ho Chi Minh City. This immersive day blends local traditions, river life, and southern Vietnam’s natural beauty.
Inclusions
What's included
- All entrance fees for visits as mentioned in the description.
- Transportation by air-conditioned vehicle with professional driver.
- All applicable taxes and service charges
- Lunch at a local restaurant is included (food only)
- All mentioned boat trips
- A full day tour with a professional English-speaking guide.
What's not
- Personal expenses such as drinks, tips and gratuities, shopping, portage fees
- Hotel accommodation in the destination of commencement.
- Compulsory Christmas, country-specific festival and/or New Year dinner at included hotels
- Any airline tickets, visa fees, additional transportation cost from and to the general meeting point
- Travel insurance coverage for customers (highly recommendable)
Itinerary
Daily life at the Mekong Delta is a leisurely 2-hour drive outside of Ho Chi Minh City, so be ready to welcome your guide and driver right after breakfast at your hotel in the former Vietnamese capital. Passing local communities and taking well-paved motorways, the 170,000-inhabitant counting town of My Tho marks the entrance into the Tien Giang province. It is right here where you get your first impression of the ‘rice bowl of Vietnam’ as hundreds of rice paddy fields province multiple harvests each year. It may not be the place for seeing the floating markets but in and around the town, life, as it has been for generations, makes it worth the visit.
From one of My Tho’s boat piers, we sail over the Mekong River, passing the multitude of orchards and the water coconut canopy that decorates the river banks. En route to our disembarkation point, we make a stop at one of the fruit orchards for sampling some exotic fruits and get an insight into the processes of cultivation. Lunch is served at a local restaurant.
Cancellation
Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the experience starts, for a full refund.
Reviews
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Know before you go
- Pickup
- Pickup is included for everyone.
- Ticket type
- Mobile or paper ticket accepted
- Operated by
- Asian Trails LTD
- Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- This tour is operated on full private basis with English-speaking guide. Other languages are on request / subject to availability and supplementary charges may apply
- A minimum of two adults per booking is required
- Return transfers for this excursion apply only / are inclusive for customers staying in and inside Ho Chi Minh City centre. Transfers outside these areas, including any accommodation outside the city, harbour and the Ho Chi Minh’s International Airport are excluded. Supplements apply for customers who want to join this excursion outside one of these regions.
- Customers are advised that during the TET celebrations (celebration of Vietnamese New Year), excursions and tours may be subject to supplementary charges and/or may see longer waiting times than normal.
- We will do all possible to comply with any dietary requirements during this excursion; it may not always be possible to confirm your wishes in advance based on the choice of local restaurant.
- We always will make efforts to confirm the exact pick-up time upon reservation. For any operational issues in which are not able to confirm the exact pick-up time in advance, we reserve the right to inform you the day before the departure of the tour.
How it compares in Vietnam, outside the cities
- Its from-price is close to the median of the 839 experiences we list in Vietnam, outside the cities.
- Its length is typical for the group.
- By number of reviews it ranks 172 of 839.
- The operator lists free cancellation on it.
Special offers in Vietnam, outside the cities
Was/now prices come from the operator, never from us.
